Easy Creme Brulee

Ingredients:

Creme Brulee
Here's proof that Creme Brulee is easy to make. It's the perfect "just enough" dessert. Just a few bites of something sweet. It's easy, can (and should) be made ahead of time, and it's pretty impressive if you're having guests over.

4 eggs
vanilla
sugar
heavy cream
salt.
You'll want some custard cups or ramekins, too.

Step 1:

And here are the tools you'll need:

A whisk, a small bowl, and a medium mixing bowl that's microwave safe. You'll also need a roasting pan, an oven, and a microwave. Preheat the oven to 350 F.

Step 2:

Separate the 4 eggs. Put the yolks into the small bowl. Set aside for a minute.

Step 3:

Next, put 4 tablespoons of sugar into the mixing bowl.

Step 4:

Add 1 pint of heavy cream.

Step 5:

Stir gently with a whisk. You're not whipping this, just stirring. Next, put it into the microwave for 2 minutes to dissolve the sugar.

Step 6:

While that's going, whisk those yolks a bit. Just enough to break the yolks up and smooth it out some.

Step 7:

When your sugar-cream mix is done in the microwave, stir it a bit to make sure the sugar dissolves. Stir in the eggs and whisk it well. Add a dash of salt and a teaspoon of vanilla.

Step 8:

After it's well whisked, pour it into ramekins. Put the ramekins into a roasting pan.

Step 9:

You could fit another 2 ramekins in but I only had 4.

Step 10:

Put the roasting pan with ramekins into the oven. Pour in enough hot water to come up halfway on the ramekins. It doesn't have to be boiling, just hot. I normally do it straight out of the faucet.

Step 11:

Bake @ 350F for 40 minutes. They should still be jiggly when you pull them out. Don't worry about it. It will set up in the fridge, just like a cheesecake.

Let them cool a bit and then pop them into the fridge. It's best to chill them overnight, but they're certainly edible after a few hours of chilling.

Step 12:

When you're ready to serve, get out a butane torch of some sort. I've got a nice one that came in a set with the ramekins. There are plenty of options. If all else fails, you can melt the sugar under the broiler.

Step 13:

Sprinkle on some sugar. I'm using plain sugar, but you can use brown sugar instead. Vanilla sugar is my favorite.

Step 14:

Torch it.

Step 15:

Let the creme brulee cool for just a minute, and enjoy.